Dalia Grybauskaitė
Society

Lithuanian president to visit Iraqi refugee families

President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday will visit homes in St. Peter and St. Paul parish and together with Vilnius Archbishop Gintaras Grušas will meet with families from Iraq living there. […]

Archbishop Gintaras Grušas
Society

Catholic Church plans to accept more Iraqis in Lithuania

The Catholic Church of Lithuania plans to accept more Iraqi Christians who are being persecuted in their homeland, Vilnius Metropolitan Archbishop Gintaras Grušas, head of the Lithuanian Archbishops’ Conference, says. […]

Island of Lesbos
Society

24-year-old volunteer wants to help Lithuanians better understand refugee crisis

As Lithuania has committed to chip in on the EU’s efforts to deal with the refugee crisis and accept some three hundred war-fleeing people from Syria and Eritrea, many Lithuanians have expressed sentiments that are far from welcoming. Not 26-year-old Marija Fedotovaitė, however, who is set to go the Greek Island of Lesbos to volunteer in camps for refugees that have been coming in thousands to Southern Europe. […]

Žvėrynas Gymnasium  director Daiva Žiurienė.  Photo  Ludo Segers
Society

Back to school

Business has been advertising it for more than a month. Songs have been written about it. But yesterday, reality hit and it was back to school for all young people in Lithuania from primary schools to universities. […]

Mykolas Romeris University
Society

Lithuania’s MRU the first European university to join Global Access Asia online course network

Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) has joined the Global Access Asia (GAA) international online course network allowing students to take courses online for free. […]